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i was wondering if anyone knows of any way to manually lock the screen under OS9. i would like to be able to lock the screen when i leave the room, but do not necessarily want to logout, b/c i want to keep certain applications open and working (servers, etc.) while i am away but do not want people snooping.

also is there a way to blank the screen when the computer screen is locked?

adam

"do unto others as you would have them do unto you" begins with yrself.

"He that fights for Allah's cause fights for himself. Allah does not need His creatures' help." -koran, the spider, 29:7

There is a freeware screensaver-type utility called MacDim that has password protection. I don't know how secure it is, but it will at least deter snoopers. Check for it at download.com, I think you can find it there. You don't have to invoke screensavers if you don't want, and a hot key will "sleep" your screen. It's cool .